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#§%%«.....                                          .....«%%§#
#§§§*%†«^.                                          .^«†%*§§§#
###§*%†«^.                                          .^«†%*§###
#§%†^.....                                          .....^†%§#
###§*%†«^. #  * . # * . # * lying # * . # * . # * . .^«†%*§###
###§*%†«^. #   *   .    in   my   room,   #   *   . .^«†%*§###
###§*%†«^. # arms flopped over the edge of the bed. .^«†%*§###
###§*%†«^. # *  .  something  poking  my left hand, .^«†%*§###
###§*%†«^. #      *     .     something      slimy, .^«†%*§###
###§*%†«^. #  *  .  slithering  around the fingers, .^«†%*§###
##**%%†«^. #   *   .   up   the   arm.   #    *   . .^«†%%**##
#*†«...... is  it   drug-fueled   apathy?  #  *   . ......«†*#
#§*%«..... #  *   .   i   don't   move   the   arm. .....«%*§#
###§*%†«^. #    *   .    #    *    .    #    *    . .^«†%*§###
###§*%†«^. whatever it is that's tasting me, #  * . .^«†%*§###
###§*%†«^. it   moves    further   up,   #   *    . .^«†%*§###
###§*%†«^. reaches    the    armpit.    #    *    . .^«†%*§###
#****%†«^. i  turn  my  head  toward   it.  #  *  . .^«†%****#
###§*%†«^. #    *   .    looks    like    seagrass. .^«†%*§###
###§*%†«^. #  *   .   it's   kinda   cute.  #  *  . .^«†%*§###
##**†^.... #    *    .    #    *   .    #    *    . ....^†**##
###§*%†«^. # * . once it's up  my  neck  and on  my .^«†%*§###
#**%%«.... face,    i    bite    it.    #    *    . ....«%%**#
§§%†«..... # *  . the  texture is like  that  of  a .....«†%§§
####§*%«^. juicy       #      *       .      grape, .^«%*§####
###§*%†«^. # * . and the squish tastes  like  sweet .^«†%*§###
§**†«..... #    *    .   #   *   .    cucumber.   . .....«†**§
###§*%†«^. # * .  it's very good. # * . and i # * . .^«†%*§###
###§*%†«^. suck   more   of   it    in.   #   *   . .^«†%*§###
§*%†^^.... #   *    .    chew    it.    #    *    . ....^^†%*§
###§*%†«^. # * . the seagrass doesn't seem to mind. .^«†%*§###
#*%«««.... #    *    .    #    *   .    #    *    . ....«««%*#
§%%«...... *   «  apathy  gone,  i  sit   up.  *  « ......«%%§
§%%«^..... * «    the tendrils are stuck  under * « .....^«%%§
#§%†«..... * «  my shirt,  * « entering  by the arm .....«†%§#
#§***%†«^. and  exiting  through  the collar.  *  « .^«†%***§#
###§*%†«^. *  « this makes it hard for me  to  push .^«†%*§###
§*††«..... more   of   it   in   my  mouth.   *   « .....«††*§
##**†^.... * « i make to remove the shirt, but  the ....^†**##
###§*%†«^. seagrass finally protests  when i try to .^«†%*§###
###§*%†«^. move     my     left     arm.     *    « .^«†%*§###
###§*%†«^. *  «   so  -  eating  it   is  ok,  *  « .^«†%*§###
###§*%†«^. *  « *  « moving  it  is  not.  * « *  « .^«†%*§###
###§*%†«^.                                          .^«†%*§###
####§%†«^.                                          .^«†%§####
####§*%†«^                                          ^«†%*§####
###§*%†«^.                                          .^«†%*§###
§%«^......                                          ......^«%§